Last week I went to see my daughter so that we would be able to have an early Christmas. This year it is her mother’s turn, and they will be going to Kansas City. Also it was my only chance to go see her this month. My daughter lives six hours away, and don’t see her very often.
I had already promised we would go shopping and she could plan the rest of the weekend. She wanted to eat at a Greek restaurant, and watch two movies at the theater. It seemed that the weekend was going well, then Anna began to cry.
Anna was only three years old when her mother and I went through a very bitter divorce. As we sat in the hotel room she told me that never would she have a family Christmas, and that I didn’t know how she felt. Then she threw her cell phone. I must admit that I cannot relate with her sorrow since my parents are still married.
However I did point her to Christ and reminded her that on that first Christmas Jesus was in a stable far away from his home in heaven. Christmas should never be about us, we should focus on what Christ did for all mankind. When we put our eyes on him, he will remove all sorrows. I went on tell Anna that when Jesus was here on Earth he suffered from loneliness. Event though I cannot feel her pain Christ can.
A few days later I heard a song where the chorus stated, “There are no strangers, orphans, or outcast with God.” On Christmas Day I plan to text Anna this message. He can give her a Christmas beyond wildest dreams and desires.
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